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This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for — single-game NFL DFS contests have finally arrived on Yahoo!, just in time for the Super Bowl, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. EST on Sunday. In the single-game format, you will have a $200 salary cap to build a lineup of five FLEX players from any position, including a SUPERSTAR spot that scores 1.5 times as many points but still costs that player’s regular salary. Read on for a position-by-position breakdown of which players will form most… Source link

The Wisconsin Badgers’ 2020 football season saw sophomore ILB Leo Chenal, freshman RB Jalen Berger, freshman OLB Nick Herbig and others break onto the scene and make their names known. The team would not have had the same success without these guys and what they did on the field, as Chenal and Herbig were two of the driving forces on defense and Berger was far-and-away the best option in the backfield. Going into any season there will be hype given to certain players and positions, hype… Source link

The final Yahoo! NFL DFS slate of the season begins Sunday at 3:05 p.m. EST and features the NFC and AFC Championship Games, starting with Buccaneers-Packers followed by Bills-Chiefs. Tampa Bay stunned Green Bay 38-10 in the regular season, but the Packers will benefit from home-field advantage in chilly Lambeau Field for this rematch. The Chiefs will be defending their home turf after beating Buffalo 26-17 on the road in the regular season, but Kansas City’s best player is in jeopardy of… Source link

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs begins Saturday at 4:35 p.m. EST and features four games spanning two days. Saturday’s action kicks off with the Rams visiting the top-seeded Packers in the NFC followed by Baltimore-Buffalo in the AFC, while Sunday starts off with the Chiefs playing their first game of the postseason at home against the Browns before Buccaneers-Saints concludes the slate. Among the recommended options for this slate are a quarterback-receiver duo that has experienced… Source link

The wild-card round of the NFL playoffs continues Sunday at 1:05 p.m. EDT with a three-game slate. The Ravens and Titans kick off the day with a rematch of last season’s AFC divisional-round tilt, followed by Bears-Saints and Browns-Steelers. Among the recommended options for this slate are a quarterback-receiver combo facing a vulnerable secondary, an elite running back who has dominated all season and a veteran tight end facing a defense that has struggled to stop the position by the goal… Source link

The NFL boasts some interesting matchups this Sunday in Week 17, but let’s be honest — the matchup you care about the most is in your fantasy league. Who is set for a big Week 17, who should you be starting and who should you be sitting? Here is a roundup from some of the top fantasy football experts around, including from Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports and our own expert. QUARTERBACK: START ‘EM Here are some quarterbacks you should start this week NJ Advance Media: Ryan Tannehill, Titans. He’s… Source link

GlobeNewswire ICPT FINAL DEADLINE MONDAY: ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Reminds Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investors of Important January 4 Deadline in Securities Class Action; Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Contact Firm – ICPT NEW YORK, Jan. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT) between September 28, 2019 and October 7, 2020,… Source link

The Guardian Belichick’s exit plan and a JJ Watt trade: NFL subplots to watch in 2021 Will Aaron Rodgers depart Green Bay after an MVP-caliber season? Will Bill Belichick leave New England before it turns ugly? There’s no shortage of meaty NFL plotlines in 2021The NFL’s general attitude towards 2020 can be summed up succinctly: What pandemic?Whereas other leagues ground to a halt, considered voiding their seasons, entered into complex bubbles or faced existential crises, the NFL thundered… Source link

Alabama and Clemson are heavy favorites in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal games against Notre Dame and Ohio State, respectively. And while coaches and scouts warned the Rose Bowl between Alabama and Notre Dame could get ugly (the Irish are a 20-point underdog), the games are played on the field — and anything can happen. [Opposing coaches break down Alabama-Notre Dame semifinal] Ohio State is a 7.5-point underdog against Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, the second CFP semifinal, and… Source link

France 24 US election week anxieties in the world’s most powerful democracy As 2020 draws to a close, FRANCE 24’s François Picard digs into his reporter’s notebook to recount the prime-time jitters while covering the November 3 US election as the world watched democracy being put to the test. That sinking feeling was back. It’s US Election Night 2020, and as the first returns trickle in, our FRANCE 24 crew immediately senses that once again, the pollsters have got it wrong. Would… Source link